Thread: Chains save tracks

I was cleaning a few parts out of the loft up at the family farm and I came across another pair of wheel chains, they nearly fit around the Discovery's tyre 225/75/16, so they most likely were made for 5.50/16 or at a pinch 6.00/16 .
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Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

I was cleaning a few parts out of the loft up at the family farm and I came across another pair of wheel chains, they nearly fit around the Discovery's tyre 225/75/16, so they most likely were made for 5.50/16 or at a pinch 6.00/16 .
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It may be possible to weld in some extra links to make them fit your Discovery

Originally Posted by JohnF

It may be possible to weld in some extra links to make them fit your Discovery

Or easier still use some 'joining links' and avoid having to weld. I might have the name wrong but they come in two halves that clip together.
I've used them on tyre chains and not had any problems.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Or easier still use some 'joining links' and avoid having to weld. I might have the name wrong but they come in two halves that clip together.
I've used them on tyre chains and not had any problems.

Hammer links or split links can be used to join chains, the hammer links shouldn't be too big as they can catch the car on full lock and the split link needs to be a larger size than the chain link so it can't stretch and pull open.

Originally Posted by Hymie

I had the same opinion until I was shown an easy method. I can fit a set of 4 in under 5 Minutes now.

You want a set with cam tighteners, 2 or 3 per chain. On time should be around a minute per tyre and 30 seconds off.

A while ago when I was still with the paj club they had a guest speaker from the police 4wd unit. He had said that for insurance reasons police 4wd`s could not be any different from when they left the show room. As in no lifts, no mud tyres, larger tyres etc. If it came standard with 750/16 as the land cruisers it had stay that way. The only way they could get extra traction was with chains. Snow or mud. So if it is good enough for the Victorian police force it should be good enough for the public. If I remember correctly he did say it was legal to use them but use was not encouraged. I believe there should be a black and white ruling about the usage and the method of using chains made public on sites like 4wd Victoria. Problem with allowing chains is policing the use of them. Needs to be a punishment that would deter the hoon element who would like nothing better than to dig holes. Used in a appropriate manner in the right circumstances chains have been proven to be far better than wheel spin.
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